Tag: why is beta testing important
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How to Turn Beta Testers Into Real Users
Find the right beta testers and they’re more likely to become real users. When testing for Usability, UX or running a Q/A Bug test, you typically want to run the tests with participants that match your target audience as closely as possible. When you obtain feedback from users that are representative of the people who […]
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Beta Testing a New Feature: When to Use the "Beta" Label
When a new product is in the beta phase, it’s normal to clearly identify this. But what about when beta testing a new feature in an already public product? Should you tell users that this is a “beta” feature? First, let’s quickly define what “Beta” means: “Beta” is the phase in software development between the […]
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Why Is Beta Testing Important?
Why is beta testing important now more than ever before? The product development lifecycle has changed dramatically over the past 10 years, and beta testing is no longer a phase that definitively ends shortly before product launch. Product launch was traditionally the end of the product development lifecycle: (1) concept (2) design (3) build (4) […]